August 30, 2023
By: Dwayne Page
WJLE’s “Fearless Forecasters” are returning for another season of college pigskin prognosticating Thursday, August 31 at 4:30 p.m.
This season’s regulars are Dewain Hendrixson, Scott Brown, Jared Davis, Chad Kirby, the James Gang (Grant and Jeff James), Ricky Atnip, John Pryor, The Gill Gang (Darrell, Eli or Noah Gill), and Scott Goodwin.
The “Fearless Forecasters” pick who they believe will win in fourteen of the biggest or most interesting college football games of the week along with the Tennessee Titans games.
They also make an underdog selection each week.
The Fearless Forecaster with the best record and most underdog points is awarded at the end of the season.
Ricky Atnip will be looking to defend his 2022 title as the WJLE Fearless Forecaster of the year. During the 15-week college football season in 2022 including bowl games, Ricky compiled the overall best record picking winners in 252 games at 177-75. Atnip also accumulated the most underdog points during the season at 54 points. Ricky was presented the “WJLE Fearless Forecasters Joe Goodwin Memorial Awards” during last year’s season finale show in January. He is sponsored on the show by the Charles D. Atnip Realty & Auction Company.
The program is sponsored by DeKalb County Ace Hardware, FirstBank, Davis Auto Body, Middle Tennessee Natural Gas, Love-Cantrell Funeral Home, DeKalb County Insurance, Gill Automotive, the Charles D. Atnip Realty & Auction Company, and Domino’s Pizza.
Catch the “Fearless Forecasters” LIVE during the college football season weekly starting Thursday, August 31 at 4:30 p.m. on WJLE